Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica
Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has recei...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:518617 2024-01-07T09:40:02+01:00 Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica Reed, Sarah Clark, Marlon Thompson, Richard Hughes, Kevin A. 2018-08-07 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518617/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X18303977 unknown Elsevier Reed, Sarah; Clark, Marlon; Thompson, Richard; Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X . 2018 Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133. 460-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 2023-12-08T00:03:07Z Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has received little attention. We examined microplastic particle concentrations in sediment samples from 20 locations up to 7 km from Rothera Research Station. The highest concentrations of microplastic (<5 particles 10 ml−1) were recorded in sediment collected near the station sewage treatment plant outfall. The concentrations were similar to levels recorded in shallow and deep sea marine sediments outside Antarctica. The detected microplastics had characteristics similar to those commonly produced by clothes washing. We recommend further research on microplastics around Antarctic stations to inform policy discussions and the development of appropriate management responses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Rothera ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) Rothera Research Station ENVELOPE(-68.129,-68.129,-67.566,-67.566) The Antarctic Marine Pollution Bulletin 133 460 463 |
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Antarctica and surrounding waters are often considered pristine, but may be subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and governmental research programme activities. In particular, the quantification of microplastic pollution within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of latitude 60°S) has received little attention. We examined microplastic particle concentrations in sediment samples from 20 locations up to 7 km from Rothera Research Station. The highest concentrations of microplastic (<5 particles 10 ml−1) were recorded in sediment collected near the station sewage treatment plant outfall. The concentrations were similar to levels recorded in shallow and deep sea marine sediments outside Antarctica. The detected microplastics had characteristics similar to those commonly produced by clothes washing. We recommend further research on microplastics around Antarctic stations to inform policy discussions and the development of appropriate management responses. |
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Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica |
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Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica |
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Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica |
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Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica |
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Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) ENVELOPE(-68.129,-68.129,-67.566,-67.566) |
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Antarctic Rothera Rothera Research Station The Antarctic |
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Reed, Sarah; Clark, Marlon; Thompson, Richard; Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X . 2018 Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133. 460-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.068> |
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